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Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
History & The Arts

Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

...Open University course DA332 Religion and global challenges in the past and present....Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance: Introduction - The global challenge of growing inequalities is intricately linked to the distinction made between those historically regarded as human and those not. You may wonder why the question ‘Who...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Beginners’ German: Places and people
Languages

Beginners’ German: Places and people

...Open University course L193 Rundblick: beginners' German...Beginners' German: Places and people: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of the singular forms of personal pronouns, singular forms of the regular verb kommen and generalisations using man use improved vocabulary and pronunciation related to place names,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this unit: Dr Martin Reynolds (lead academic author) Wendy Fisher (author of the WWP ‘rich picture’) Jane Bromley (interactive media developer) Karen Shipp and the OU Systems Group for animations in ‘2.1: When to use each diagram.’ These animations form part of T552 Systems thinking and practice: Diagramming from...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...Participants in the audio programme were: John Muncie Professor of Criminology at The Open University; Bob Patison Superintendent with the Newcastle Police force; Andrew Puddephat General Secretary of Liberty (civil rights organisation); Richard Thomas Member of the Association of Chief Police Officers crime prevention sub committee; Richard Sparks Professor of Criminology at the University of Keele and now Professor of ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this course: Course image: CIAT in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. All other materials included in this course are derived from content originated at the Open University. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
People, automobiles and statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

People, automobiles and statistics

...source of the survey – this turns out to be vital since some of the data is taken from quite narrow sections of the population. The main part of the handbook, which is section 7, uses this format to list data for all the dimensions shown in section 6. If you look at section 5 you will see the data do not necessarily describe the same populations. For example, the age...
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Article 10 mins
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...Open University course K220 Death, dying and bereavement. Please note that this course includes video about people talking personally about their experiences in relation to death and dying. If you have been affected by the issues in these videos, you can call Macmillan Cancer Support free of charge on 0808 808 00 00. You can also call Samaritans free from any phone on 116...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
The moderate authoritarians: Labour's soft middle gets tough
Society, Politics & Law

The moderate authoritarians: Labour's soft middle gets tough

...opened the door to a serious challenge. A horde of new joiners attracted by Corbyn’s progressive anti-austerity message are now threatening to dramatically recalibrate the trajectory of the party away from its rightward bent of the past two decades. Labour’s moderates have responded forcefully, and with tellingly scant regard to democratic principles. At first they...
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Article 5 mins